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Richa

@richashivakoti.bsky.social

Research Lead at the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration & Integration @TorontoMet Migration | Public Policy | Asia Associate Editor, Comparative Migration Studies Editorial Board Member, Public Admin & Development

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Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides@bridgdivides.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Save the date! We are excited to announce that we will be hosting the 2027 @imiscoe.bsky.social Spring Conference in collaboration with the @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social from March 10-12, 2027, at @torontomet.bsky.social. 🔗 Learn more: www.imiscoe.org/events/imisc... 1/2 🧵

2027 IMISCOE Spring Conference - IMISCOE

IMISCOE is the largest European network of scholars in the area of migration and integration. The focus is on comparative research and joint research projects.

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GLOBALCIT@globalcit.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Citizenship in the News 📰🇰🇼 Kuwait Is Stripping Its People of Citizenship at an Unprecedented Rate: Behind the language of legality, the new emir has pushed a political project to narrow national identity and roll back decades of democratic reform newlinesmag.com/essays/kuwai...

Kuwait Is Stripping Its People of Citizenship at an Unprecedented Rate

Behind the language of legality, the new emir has pushed a political project to narrow national identity and roll back decades of democratic reform

newlinesmag.com

Global Migration Institute@globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🇨🇦 New data shows that the over-education rate for immigrants is 26.7%, more than double the 10.9% rate for Canadian-born workers, meaning more than 1 in 4 degree-holding newcomers are stuck in jobs they're overqualified for. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4slo7cu

How many recent Canadian immigrants are overqualified for their jobs? New numbers shed light on extent of problem

Experts worry about the gap, while another study shows positive trends when it comes to newcomers getting jobs or starting businesses quickly.

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Richa@richashivakoti.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Moving away from the general 70-80 year old men ruling Nepal, very happy to see this younger group take charge. Here is to wishing this younger generation the best, so much hope placed on them 🇳🇵

Manjushree Thapa@manjushreethapa.bsky.social · 5mo ago

There are three Gen Xers in the new cabinet, so not all is lost for the generation that fought for republicanism & inclusive democracy. 🙂 Otherwise it’s the Great Millennial Takeover in Nepal. Quite a landmark day. I reserve the right to be critical later, but today felt good.

Richa@richashivakoti.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Check out our New Podcast! Deepa Nagari and I shared our research on Nepali immigrants in Canada with Marty Logan for the @nepalnowpod.bsky.social podcast. nepalnowpod.buzzsprout.com/1839347/epis...

Nepalis speak about their journeys to and lives in Canada - Nepal Now

The number of Nepalis migrating to Canada has zoomed upwards in recent years, many of them first arriving as international students. They came for good education opportunities, free healthcare, and th...

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Richa@richashivakoti.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The US cost of the first week of the Iran war ($11.3bn) would be more than enough to fully fund the EPA (at $8.8bn), CDC($9.2bn) or National Cancer Institute ($7.4bn) & is more than the total amount allocated this year for the National Science Foundation www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

US spending on first week of Iran war raises stark questions about priorities

$11.3bn more than enough to fund EPA or National Cancer Institute, where administration sought to slash budgets

theguardian.com